How do I handle collections and other open bad debts

i want to think you for all the advice you gave me with my credit report. Its been little over a year and i hired lexingtonlaw to monitor and dispute the items. its a little better but i could afford to keep them. how do i handle the collections and other open accounts i have on my credit report?
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dispute them
www.oskie.com/credit-dispute.htm
validate them
http://www.oskie.com/validate-collection-collections-account-removed-credit-report-completely.htm
then negotiate
http://www.oskie.com/credit-repair-negotiate-with-creditors-remove-delete-bad-credit-collections-charge-offs.htm